Japan Flu Cases Exceed Alert Level

The average number of new influenza cases per regularly monitored medical institution in Japan stood at 11.35 in the week through Sunday, exceeding the alert level of 10, the health ministry said ...

PM Takaichi Reiterates Intention to Keep Embattled Farm Minister

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reiterated her intention on Friday to keep embattled agriculture minister Kazuo Yana in his post. "I want him to leverage his abundant knowledge and policymaking ...

aphranel® Brings Regenerative Aesthetics to MXGP Shanghai 2026

SHANGHAI, Oct. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- aphranel®, a regenerative aesthetics brand developed in China by MOYOM Biotech, was an ...

Attacker of Anti-NHK Group Leader Gets 9 Years

Tokyo District Court on Friday sentenced a 32-year-old man to nine years in prison for attempting to murder Takashi Tachibana, head of a political group criticizing public broadcaster NHK, or Japan ...

Chelsea FC announces new global partnership with GAC

Chelsea Football Club today announced a global partnership, with GAC – one of the world's fastest growing global automotive ...

Tax Cut to Bring 36,000-Yen Benefit per Citizen: PM Takaichi

The planned consumption tax cut for food is expected to reduce household financial burdens by about 36,000 yen per citizen, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Friday. "The tax rate cut will ...

More Japanese Firms Hit by Large-Scale Data Breaches

More Japanese companies revealed Friday that they had experienced major customer data breaches due to cyberattacks. East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, said that about 6.09 million customer accounts ...

Vietnam War Agent Orange Victim Meets Hibakusha in Hiroshima

Duc Nguyen, who was born conjoined with his older brother, Viet, in Vietnam, held talks with a hibakusha atomic bomb survivor during his visit to the western Japan city of Hiroshima on Friday. Duc ...

Japan Govt Adopts Legislation on Consumption Tax Cut

The Japanese government at a cabinet meeting Friday adopted legislation to cut the consumption tax rate for food and introduce a benefit program linked to income levels. As a temporary measure to ...

S. Korea Not to Seek Membership of Japan-Led CPTPP This Year

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung has instructed his administration staff not to file for the country's membership of a Japan-led free trade pact for the Asia-Pacific region this year, according to ...

Japan's Prudential Life Ordered to Halt Biz for over 3 Months

Japan's Financial Services Agency on Friday ordered Prudential Life Insurance Co. and Gibraltar Life Insurance Co., both part of the U.S. Prudential Financial Inc. group, to suspend some operations fo ...

Top Court Finalizes Damages for Band Score Imitation

Japan's Supreme Court on Friday upheld a damages order against a website operator who made imitation band scores available for free. The top court's Second Petty Bench thus finalized the Tokyo High Co ...